A Brazilian man in HCM City has tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time, according to the HCM City Disease Control Centre. The 39-year old man, Patient 244, who lives in District 2, Thao Dien Ward, contracted the virus after having closed contact with Patient 158 in March. After treatment in Cu Chi Hospital, he was discharged from hospital on April 20 after being tested negative several consecutive times. He was continued being medically monitored for 14 days later. However, on April 26, he was tested positive again for the virus and taken to Cu Chi Hospital. On May 12, he was released from hospital for the second time, but, unluckily, just five days afterwards, he showed positive for the virus again. The patient is now staying at Cu Chi Hospital for the treatment. The area where he lives has been sterilised. By Thursday morning, a total 503 people had been quarantined in HCM City. … [Read more...] about HCM City reports Covid-19 relapsed case for second time

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HCM City (VNA) - HCM City authorities are helping companies access new technologies by promoting linkages between researchers and businesses, but more collaboration is needed, speakers said on May 28 at a meeting in the city. Trieu Thanh Son, deputy head of the Research Management and Cooperation Department under the HCM City Institute for Development Studies, said the city has been offering assistance to companies in registration of intellectual property rights and fostering linkages between researchers and businesses. “HCM City is now promoting the science and technology market to enable companies to adopt new technologies and increase their labour productivity.” More collaboration between academia and businesses, however, is needed so that research results can be converted into practical technology, he added. Nguyen Anh Ngoc, deputy director of HCM City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre, noted … [Read more...] about HCM City fosters linkages between academia, companies